The sentence of your friend Don is the quote of a quote. The original one is one of Paganini's aphorisms, the one that Don repeates was said by Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli who "stole" the sentence and also added the wife in there. I found it funny because both my parents are professional musicians and I heard the same sentence since I was a kid.
The sentence of your friend Don is the quote of a quote. The original one is one of Paganini's aphorisms, the one that Don repeates was said by Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli who "stole" the sentence and also added the wife in there. I found it funny because both my parents are professional musicians and I heard the same sentence since I was a kid.
Thanks for the great write up.